Blueberry ‘posset’ perfect dish for the season
Bangor Daily News - 8/22/2009.By Sandy Oliver – Bonnie Jardin of Cherryfield, right there in blueberry country, sent this recipe back in 2007 when we were discussing blueberry cake. “I know you’re looking for blueberry cake recipes,” she wrote, “but I couldn’t resist sending along this one for Blueberry Posset. My mother learned of this dish from an old-time Mainer many years ago; it is one of our family treasures.” |
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Persevering through tough jobs
Bangor Daily News - 8/21/2009.By Meg Adams – Lorenzo began his life as a migrant worker at age 7. He has hauled watermelons, picked apples, and bent over the vines of tomato plants to pluck the round fruits on endless, hot days. |
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Getting Real About The High Cost Of Cheap Food
Time Magazine - 8/21/2009.The U.S. agricultural industry can now produce unlimited quantities of meat and grains at remarkably cheap prices. But it does so at a high cost to the environment, animals and humans. Those hidden prices are the creeping erosion of our fertile farmland, cages for egg-laying chickens so packed that the birds can't even raise their wings and the scary rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria among farm animals. Add to the price tag the acceleration of global warming — our energy-intensive food system uses 19% of U.S. fossil fuels, more than any other sector of the economy.
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Maine Farm Days to focus on energy
Portland Press Herald - 8/20/2009.By Mechele Cooper – Leeds: David and Vicky Barker will open their fifth-generation dairy farm to the public Friday and Saturday for Maine Farm Days. Natural Resource Conservation Service soil conservation technician Paul Carmichael said there will be vendors and a variety of educational activities, including a wagon tour, children's learning center, pesticide credit workshops and speakers. He said Maine Farm Days is a great way for the public to witness agricultural technology and learn about farming. |
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